Webster "City Late" Lichaba (born 6 October 1954) is a retired

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football (soccer) midfielder who played for Orlando Pirates,

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and

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Youth career

Born in Mzimhlophe, he lived a street away from

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. He played for

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with Mofokeng.

Orlando Pirates

When he was signed from Mzimhlophe Callies at age 19, he became a teammate of Jomo Sono. He captained them and won three league titles with Pirates.

Atlanta Chiefs

When he moved to

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in 1980 the chairman was Ted Turner, the founder of CNN. He nearly earned 100 appearances for Chiefs. He also appeared in a handful of indoor matches for the Chiefs at that time

Jomo Cosmos

Lichaba was brought back to his home country by his retired former teammate Jomo Sono who had acquired a team. In the 1986 season, he set the record for the most starts in a season, 46. That feat was also achieved by

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in 1993. He retired at the age of 37.

After Retirement

In 2001, he became an assistant coach at

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and their team manager in 2003 onwards. He is also the junior academy's scout.

Personal life

He is married to Buyi Radebe-Lichaba. He is the father of 4 girls, Nthabiseng, Neo, Tlholo as well as South African award winning singer,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lichaba, Webster 1954 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South African men's soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Soccer players from Soweto Atlanta Chiefs players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players South African soccer managers